1010music Intros bitbox, 1st Touch Screen Eurorack Sampler Module

If you've been imagining a Eurorack sampler module that had a convenient touch screen interface so you could trigger unto 16 samples simultaneously, then the BitBox plans to satisfy your desires.  

Los Angeles, CA, November 14, 2016  - 1010music (http://www.1010music.com) is shipping bitbox, a revolutionary new 26HP Eurorack sampler that features an app-style interface to provide modular synthesizer systems with on-the-fly, synchronized, 24-bit audio recording and playback of up to 16 simultaneous samples. Use bitbox to quickly record the output of cool patches and electronic jams as high-quality files. Recordings can be locked to the patch clock and recorded to bar/sync boundaries, so there is no fussing to find loop points. 

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For playback, just launch any combination of up to 16 audio clips via a simple touch screen grid interface designed for speed and function. Creative options abound and include triggering samples as loops or one-shots via MIDI, CV Gate and modulation.  Use modulation inputs to launch rows of up to four clips at a time to easily create complex, new layers of sounds. Save or load up to 12 banks of samples to microSD card, so you can easily recreate your set and/or use the samples and loops in Mac or PC applications. There’s even support for Ableton Live format.

Bitbox adds new creative possibilities to Eurorack, with its straight-forward touch screen interface, high-quality 24-bit recording, and innovative sample manipulation capabilities.

Features:

  • Playback of up to 16 simultaneous samples from internal memory or up to 4 directly from microSD.
  • Trigger samples via touch screen, CV gate inputs, or MIDI input
  • Import or export WAV files with your Mac or PC using a microSD card (included)
  • Free samples including beats and other samples by producer Jason Donnelly (DJ Puzzle)
  • 24-bit/48kHz stereo input for high quality recordings, with stereo output and two mono effects sends
  • Stereo or mono recording with the option to synchronize start/stop times to clock inputs with a maximum recording time of up to 4 hours.
  • Multiple clip Launch Modes, including One-Shot, Toggle, Gate, and a Repeat mode to allow quantized retriggering of clips while a key is held or via the touch screen. Normal playback resumes when the key or button is released.
  • Scene Trigger, which plays back an entire row of four clips/loops at once via touch screen or modulation inputs (which can also be assigned to modulate sample start, length, or pitch)
  • Playback can be immediate or synchronized to analog or MIDI clock
  • Control of sample parameters, including start position, length, gain, loop mode, launch quantization and pitch, including pitch modulation via CV input
  • Save/recall up to 12 different banks of samples and their configuration
  • Import bitbox Presets (a 4x4 bank of samples with playback parameters) directly into Ableton Live
  • Accepts TRS MIDI input compatible with Arturia and other products
  • 26 HP Eurorack compatible. +12V: 350mA, -12V: 0mA, 5V: 0mA
bitbox can be purchased for $599.95 direct from 1010music starting 11/11/2016 or through it’s fine network of dealers you can find at 1010music.com. For user or dealer inquiries please contact sales@1010music.com.

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